Elvin R. Caldwell

Elvin R. Caldwell
Denver City Councilman
Native Denverite; served three terms in the Colorado Legislature, 1950-1955; first black person elected to Denver City Council, 1955 to present; served three of five City Council terms as president. Founder of Equity Savings and Loan Association, the only all-black financial institution in Colorado; co-founder, with Rev. M. C. Williams, of International Opportunity Life Insurance Company. Assisted in planning and completion of the new Five Points Community Center; recipient of numerous awards and citations for services to humanities. Inducted 1973.